Bridgeton pioneer., 1887-10-06
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
First Days Proceedings.
The New Associate Judge Takes
His Seat-No Cases Tried
in the Morning.

AT a quarter of ten O'Clock IueSuay
morning, the court crier, who for so
many years has pulled the bell rope at
the Court House, mounted chair and
rang the bell for the convening OF our
County Courts for the October term.
The list of causes, nicely tran
scribed, was spread upon the Judges
desk. Grand and petit jurymen, CHI
ents. witnesses and visitors filed rap
idly into the Court House. Prose
cutting attorney Hoagland, lawyers
VanSyckel, Newcomb, Fithian, Trench
ard and Ware were the first members
of the bar to gather around the desks
and await the arrival of the Judges.
These were only a few moments in
advance of lawyers Reeves, Nixon, of
Potter s. Nixon, Nixon, of Millville,
Sheppard, Mitchell, Elmer, Potter and
Others.
Judge Reed arrived at 10 o'clock,
and Court was Immediately opened
the full bench being present. The
Grand Jury was called and sworn,
after which they were charged by
Judge Reed, the new Judge, Eli B.
Hendee, occupying his seat on the
bench.
THE GRAND JURY.
William L. Newell, J. Howard Will
lets, John A. Ackley, Theodore Foote,
Francis Reeves, John B. Campbell,
Edward M. Mulford, William 0. Garri-
son, Reuben Dubois, D. B. Mayhem,
Furman 3. Sheppard, Harris Ogden,
Morris Bacon,e Frank G. Probasco,
Lewis H. Dowdney, Martin Ott, w.
Cullom Cook, Michael Glaspey,
William A. Wallace, Chester J. Buck,
John Holmes, Daniel Lore, Jonas Tom
lin and Joseph B. Wilson.
THE JURY CHARGED.
The Judge knew of nothing of gen.
eral Importance to demand their atten-
ton, with the exception of possibly
one or two cases of disorderly houses,
the parties of which had been bound
over. He stated in a very few words
what constituted disorderly houses.
The charge was very short and un-
important, only consuming about
three minutes of time in the delivery.
The Grand Jury retired to the Grand
Jury room.
The petit Jurors were then called
and sworn, and the common business
of the Court was taken up. Applica-
ton of citizens or the laying out and
vacation of road in Deerfield was pre-
sented, papers passed up. A sale in
the matter of the estate of VIM. Zim-
norman was reported; papers passed
up.
An application for laying out road
in the township of Downe was pre-
sented.
An application for changing the
name of the newspaper american
.Farorite to that of Cumberland Courier,
was made by lawyer VanSyckel; the
papers were passed up.
The judgement of f. B. johnson
against Oscar Smith, obtained in 1864,
was reported FROM Cape May county
and an order was asked directing the
present Sheriff to execute the writ, as
the then Sheriff had died. The papers,
rather voluminous, were passed up.
SUPREME COURT CASES.
The case of J. H. Willets ready for
trial tomorrow.
Thomas B.. Steele VS.. Benjamin ID.
Markham was noted for tria this after
noon.
Young VS.. VIM. English is otf by
consent.
Merrill VS.. DilSs, put off until next
term.
CIRCUIT COURT ISSUES.
Higgins VS.. Bowker, was put off.
Trenchard VS.. Cohen was reported
settled.
The common Pleas list was called,
the Judge stating these cases would
he tried next Monday.
A Jury was empanelled and excused
until o'clock this afternoon, when
short case will be tried; the balance of
the Petit Jurors were excused until to-
morrow alto o'clock,
Samuel Camp made an application
to keep an inn and tavern in the town
ship of Commercial. There was no OPP
position to the application.
The case of Leonard G. Hand VS..
charles d. Lake went over to next